Quotes by John Galbraith

In the choice between changing one's mind and proving there's no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not.

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone.

The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character-building value of privation for the poor.

People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.